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Post by Jim on Nov 13, 2012 22:00:13 GMT -5
The meters are logarithmic (I think) so they will jump pretty high even with sane volume levels. On some loud music and movie scenes the meters will get within 3-4 LEDs of maximum. So basically if the meters are showing 75% full that doesn't mean the amp is putting out 75% of maximum power. I remember reading that Dan said that the XPR meters were more sensitive than the XPA-1. I wonder how different the behavior is. I've always wondered if it was a log relationship or what. |
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Nov 13, 2012 22:59:24 GMT -5
Dumb question, but I'm going to ask anyway... You got a tracking number when it shipped, right? Should have estimated delivery date (which is rarely wrong) Yup. All day the link was reading "not found", or "not entered yet, check back later", or some such... But now tonight the link does show shipping/pick up, and an estimated delivery of 11/15 - so here we go! |
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Post by Jim on Nov 13, 2012 23:24:14 GMT -5
Yup. All day the link was reading "not found", or "not entered yet, check back later", or some such... But now tonight the link does show shipping/pick up, and an estimated delivery of 11/15 - so here we go! Ah, OK! That makes sense. Mine didn't return any results until a few hours after Fedex picked it up from Emotiva (ordered Fri night, shipped Monday). I'm sure you're glad to see progress!! Mine is due in tomorrow.. |
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Post by audiophill on Nov 13, 2012 23:30:19 GMT -5
I get my XPR-5 Thursday the 15th as well! Ordered Friday night also! Can't wait!
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 9:17:29 GMT -5
I sure hope that the XPR sales are meeting expectations, since it's a somewhat niche market. Hope the sales brings a bunch of additional purchases (heck, there are 3 of us here in the last few days)  |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 11:56:18 GMT -5
I just got mine a few mins ago! Can't hook it up at the moment, but at least powered it on. The thing idles at an amazingly low 65-68 Watts (edit, if you let it warm up for a few hours, can get up to 95 or so). CRAZY. I was thinking it would sit there all nice and toasty (Darn it, can't use it as a space heater). The packaging (revised??) held up extremely well. Only some minor cracks in the top styrofoam, but otherwise held together extremely well. The box was unscathed except for one of the plastic handles starting to rip out of place. Will be a little time before being able to plug it in @ Home. Basement is a wee bit wet at the moment thanks to the washing machine draining onto the floor (weee!) At least I plugged in my iPhone with an adapter to watch the meters blink! Definitely more sensitive -- considering the headphone out on an iPhone is rather limited. |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:33:20 GMT -5
The box.. In great shape other than the handle that looks like it got a little abused. Attachments:
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:33:49 GMT -5
The packaging -- looks good! Seems to be very modular, with a number of smaller pieces of styrofoam, and a couple blocks of the traditional foam stuff. Even though the styrofoam is supposed to be better for shipping, I wish that it was more reusable. It's going to crack some during shipping which means that it has a very limited life. I noticed that the all the corner molded pieces cracked some - even if they held together. I guess if that's my biggest complaint, that's pretty good! Attachments:
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:41:04 GMT -5
Awkward picture as the amp is sitting on 2 chairs right now.. I never thought that the new look would look as good as it does. My first gut reaction when I first saw pictures wasn't that good, but I positively love how it looks! Attachments:
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Post by Dark Ranger on Nov 14, 2012 13:45:22 GMT -5
Great news, Jim! So glad to hear it arrived safe and sound. The last podcast indicated that Emotiva invested into a new process/procedure for shipping the XPR series amplifiers. This was in response to the issues reported after the new amps started shipping. From what I've heard/seen, the new materials are working properly. Love the pics! That is sure one beautiful amp!  |
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Nov 14, 2012 13:45:47 GMT -5
I sure hope that the XPR sales are meeting expectations, since it's a somewhat niche market. Hope the sales brings a bunch of additional purchases (heck, there are 3 of us here in the last few days) I suspect that its not really that well known about yet (the XPR amp series). I'd like to see a review of it in Home Theater magazine, or Sound & Vision. But have no doubts that it will do the job better than almost anything else! Jim, thanks for posting those photos too - always good to see the actual excited receiption and unboxing! |
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Post by Dark Ranger on Nov 14, 2012 13:47:56 GMT -5
Jim, thanks for posting those photos too - always good to see the actual excited receiption and unboxing! It's your turn tomorrow!!  |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:48:32 GMT -5
Great news, Jim! So glad to hear it arrived safe and sound. The last podcast indicated that Emotiva invested into a new process/procedure for shipping the XPR series amplifiers. This was in response to the issues reported after the new amps started shipping. From what I've heard/seen, the new materials are working properly. Love the pics! That is sure one beautiful amp! Yeah, I recall an older post from Dan and recall hearing him mention that they were going to address the packaging problems. I just thought others would be interested to see that the new packaging seems to work! I knew Emotiva would fix it, but shipping 100lb safely takes some work! The cardboard inner box is THICK! |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:49:12 GMT -5
Jim, thanks for posting those photos too - always good to see the actual excited reception and unboxing! It's your turn tomorrow!! Lift with your legs! hahahah! |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 13:52:59 GMT -5
I was curious and had access to an IR thermometer, and sitting there (idle), it's only 10-15 degrees warmer than ambient (20 degrees or so if you're measuring the channel modules). Barely even warm to the touch. No doubt, gets warm when cranked, but impressive that it stays cool with that much horsepower under the hood.
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Nov 14, 2012 14:02:35 GMT -5
Can't hook it up at the moment, but at least powered it on. The thing idles at an amazingly low 65-68 Watts. CRAZY. I was thinking it would sit there all nice and toasty (Darn it, can't use it as a space heater). But isn't consuming '65 to 68' watts while just plugged in and 'idling' kind of a lot? I mean most AVRs (even high powered ones) will consume only a watt or so while plugged in and on standby. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you? |
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Post by Dark Ranger on Nov 14, 2012 14:06:32 GMT -5
But isn't consuming '65 to 68' wats while just plugged in and 'idling' kind of a lot? I mean most AVRs (even high powered ones) will consume only a watt or so while plugged in and on standby. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you? I think the 65 to 68 watts refers to the amplifier being ON, but not pushing any signal. It's not in Standby, it's just idling ON. Considering the XPR-5 has massive power output capabilities, even those figures aren't bad IMO. I think the optimized Class H power supply could play in here regarding efficiency. |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 14:09:08 GMT -5
But isn't consuming '65 to 68' wats while just plugged in and 'idling' kind of a lot? I mean most AVRs (even high powered ones) will consume only a watt or so while plugged in and on standby. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you? In standby, it's 0-1 watts, just about nothing (same for UPA-7 and XPA-1). My Onkyo 886 (preamp only), I'm not sure in standby what it uses. While on/idle it's at least 77 Watts. While on/idle, numbers I've measured are about 60W for UPA-7, 57W for XPA-1. So when I say idle, I mean ON (blue lights)with no signal. If that makes sense! |
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Post by Jim on Nov 14, 2012 14:10:56 GMT -5
Considering the XPR-5 has massive power output capabilities, even those figures aren't bad IMO. I think the optimized Class H power supply could play in here regarding efficiency. I'd have to agree! Who wants to help lug my XPR out to my car now? |
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Nov 14, 2012 19:04:18 GMT -5
Say Jim! -
Does the XPR-5 come with a 3.5mm to 3.5mm trigger cable???
If so, how long?
I don't see that Emo sells those separately?, but I'm gonna need one about 4 feet long (1 meter would probably be fine too).
Mine is due tomorrow, but it needs to come by mid-morning, or after mid-afternoon or I'll have to wait for Friday!
(I checked FedEx's website and there's now where to contact them and arrange a day for delivery if you're not home...).
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